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My Teen is Counting – Does She Have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?

What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? The gold standard diagnostic manual for mental and behavioral health disorders, the DSM-V, defines Obsessive-Compulsive…
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The Importance of Setting Boundaries for Kids

Being the Bad Guy One of the most difficult parts of being a parent is knowing when to say no.…
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Internet & Social Media
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The Common Sense Census Part 3: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Tween and Teen Media Use

We recently posted two articles about a mammoth report published in November, 2015 by Common Sense Media about the way young…
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Internet & Social Media
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The Common Sense Census Part 2: Socioeconomic Differences in Tween and Teen Media Use

We recently posted an article about a mammoth report published November 2015 by Common Sense Media about the way young people…
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Internet & Social Media
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The Common Sense Census Part 1: A Report on Media Use by Tweens and Teens

In November 2015, Common Sense Media published a large-scale study that examines the way young people in the United States…
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School & Friends
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Suicide, Addiction, and School Shootings: What Teens Can Do

Take Care of Your Friends Over the past year, there’s been a great deal of electronic ink spilled on a…
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The Communication Conundrum

How Teenagers Hear Criticism Parents often find it challenging to offer constructive feedback or criticism to their children. Especially when…
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Parents
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The Children of 9/11: How Are They Now?

The Children of 9/11 The attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and The Pentagon outside Washington,…
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CRAFT: Family-Based Approaches to the Treatment-Resistant Adolescent

Intervention. Obviously a scary word. It’s also a word most of us associate with another relatively scary word. Or phrase,…
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Smartphones and Parent-Child Interactions

Smart Phones: Positives and Negatives For adults in the 21st century, smart phones make up a big part of day-to-day…
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Parenting and Technology

Parenting in the Technological Era  In the 21st century – The Information Age – technology is advancing at a faster…
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Should Teenagers Work During the School Year?

In the Los Angeles County Unified School District, the first day of school is August 14th. That’s only two weeks…
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